Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	father_n	king_n	son_n	4,096	4	5.1305	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A23454	The commentaries of Don Lewes de Auela, and Suníga, great master of Aranter which treateth of the great vvars in Germany made by Charles the fifth Maximo Emperoure of Rome, King of Spain, against Iohn Frederike Duke of Saxon, and Philip the Lantgraue of Hesson with other gret princes and cities of the Lutherans, wherein you may see how god hath preserued this vvorthie and victorious emperor, in al his affayres against his enemyes Tra[n]slated out of Spanish into English.; Commentario del ilustre Señor Don Luis de Avila y Cuñiga. English	Avila y Çuñiga, Luis de, 1500-1564.; Wilkinson, John, servant to the Earl of Derby.; Zúñiga, Francesillo de, 16th cent. Crónica. aut	1555 (1555)	STC 987; ESTC S100247	81,404	316

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the_o determination_n of_o the_o emperor_n and_o power_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o catholic_n in_o germany_n they_z of_o august_n be_v the_o first_o y_o t_o raise_v man_n and_o not_o name_v to_o be_v against_o the_o emperor_n for_o at_o this_o time_n they_o suffer_v his_o servant_n to_o come_v &_o go_v into_o their_o city_n to_o dress_v their_o harney_n bye_o and_o sell_v now_o his_o magesty_n have_v send_v alipzando_n brother_n to_o the_o cardinal_n of_o trent_n &_o george_n of_o ranspurge_n one_o old_a soldier_n which_o have_v serve_v he_o long_o in_o his_o war_n and_o to_o examburge_n he_o give_v also_o the_o charge_n of_o a_o number_n and_o to_o the_o marquis_n of_o marenan_n general_a of_o the_o artillery_n that_o every_o one_o of_o these_o shall_v bring_v four_o m._n almayn_v these_o four_o colonel_n according_a to_o their_o custom_n make_v two_o regymente_n &_o after_o there_o be_v divide_v among_o they_o equal_o ten_o banner_n send_v by_o the_o bastard_n of_o baver_n and_o other_o 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